Basic Geography
Basic Geography Part 2
More Geography (When will this end?)
Finding Your Way
Odd and Even More Difficult Questions
100
A long projection of land into water, connected to the mainland by an isthmus.
What is a Peninsula?
100
A huge mass of ice originating from compacted snow.
What is a Glacier?
100
A point of land projecting into a sea or an ocean.
What is a Cape?
100
A measurement of distance east or west of an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England.
What is Longitude?
100
How do you spell your teacher's last name?
What is Hischke?
200
An arid (dry) region that receives little precipitation.
What is a Desert?
200
An extension of a sea or ocean into the land.
What is a Bay?
200
Usually a shallow part of a river with a fast current.
What are Rapids?
200
A measurement of distance north or south of the equator expressed as degrees.
What is Latitude?
200
This items gives this distance from one place to another on a map.
What is a Scale?
300
A wet, spongy land sometimes partially underwater.
What is a Swamp?
300
A wide, alluvial mouth of a river.
What is a River delta?
300
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
What is an Isthmus?
300
A measure of distance equal to 1/360th of the circumference of the earth.
What is a Degree?
300
The Prime Meridian is located where on a map?
What is Greenwich, England (0 degrees longitude)?
400
A large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land.
What is a Gulf?
400
An isolated hill or small mountain with steep sides and a flat top.
What is a Butte?
400
A series of symbols and their meanings describing features of a map.
What is Legend?
400
A measure of distance equals to 1/60th of a degree; one degree equals 60 minutes.
What is a Minute?
400
Where is the equator located on a map?
What is Zero degrees latitude?
500
A large, level tract of grassland.
What is a Prairie?
500
An artificial waterway.
What is a Canal?
500
An item on a map that gives directions.
What is Compass rose?
500
Describes the main idea of the map.
What is a Title?
500
What does a star on a map usually represent?
What is A capital city?
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